Paper bag and the like.



G. E. WHRITENOUR. PAPER BAG AND THE UKE.

APPLICATION FILD FEB. I7 1915.

Patented Dec. 2l, 1915.

ATORNEY entiteit GEORGE E. NHRITB.NOUR, F SLOATSBURG, NEVI YORK.

To all 'I0/wm it may concern.'

Be it known that l, Giconon E. XVHRJTEN- oUR, a citizen ot the United States, residing at Sloatsbiirg. in the eountvijl h'ockland and State ot New York7 have invented sacksand similar containers, and it consists.

in a bag' or sack having a novel means wherebyv toretaiii its mouth securelyY closed without the einplovmentof eord or other separate securing' means. as will be made clearl)7 to appear b v this specification in view of the aceomininying drawing, wherein,

Figure l is a plan ot' the improved bag, folded; Fig'. 2 is a longitudinal centralseetional view thereof: and, Iiig'. 3 a transverse seetional view oie the bag' in the mid por-- tion thereof.

fi in the drawings is a paper-bag or sack. ot the well-known so-called square-bottom type. To one side' of this bag or sack secure a paper-piece it having two parallel lines of pertorations z'. one near each side. edge ot' the piece. This paper-piece is secured to the side of the bag; b v irluintr oi' pastingy it along' the side margins thereot' wholi'i7` outside ot the two lines otl perforationmas at i, Fig'. 2, leaving the intermediate portion iinattaehed to the side ot' the bag. It isi-preferred that the piece be also pasted or g'lued to the side of the bag' across its lower end port-ion as at ijf. Said intermedil ate portion mayI then be adapted as a flap, in the way to be explained bydi'awing hndownwardly and outwardly" onv its upper end, thus ripping thesaiil intermediate por Q46.; tion clear ot the outiying or marginal poi'- tions ot the papei' piece,'ivliich i'eiiiaiii adhering' to the side ot' the hay. Rv pasting oi' gluing' thel lower end portion ot' the'lap. as well as the longitudinal marginal portions.

to the bag, the flap is prevented from being' entirely separated from the bag' when ripped from the paper piece Iii. At the iippei' end the flap-.forming intermediate portion oic the papel' piece is preferably cutaway from the marginal portions ot' the piece, as indicated at j, thns leaving said end free so that it may be easily grasped by the thumb and tore finger for starting the ripping out of the l BAPE?, BAG'AND THE LIKE.

l i nlmmm Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Det-,.2 1, L

Appiicaiioa inea February 17,1915.' senai No. 8,782; d 5

ldi'awn moi'e or less tightly around the same.

is made to adhere to the opposite side of the bag "b v adhesive applied to the inside ot' the free end otl the flap. It is obvious that this operation may be accomplishedy in a wa v much inoi'e expeditious than with the use ot' cord or the like and that when it is completed a neatly formed compact package is the result.

l do not wish to be limited to the precise details herein shown and ilesci'ibed` what l claim being:

1. A bag' ot' the class described having' face to t'ace with the outer sui't'ace ot' one side thereoie a piece ot' sheet material haring' spaced rip-lines extendinglonL'itiidinall)Y ot' the bag'` Isaid piece beingr secured to the bagr oiitwardlv otl each rip-line and detached therefrom between the rip-lines tor a suit able distance downu'ai'dly. \\'bcreb v the part ot' said piece between the rip-lines mayv be ripped downwardly to form a flap adapted to be folded over the folded-over mouthportion ot the bag'.

L). A han' ot' the class described havingr face to t'ace with the 'outer surface ot' one side thei'eot' a piece ol"`slii\et material having spaced rip-lines extending' `longitudinally oi the bag'. said piece being' secured to the ban' outn'rfii'dli'` ot' each i'ipliiie and detached therefrom betweeirtlie rip-lines tor a suit` able distance downwardly. wluireb'v the part ot said piece between the rip-lines ma)v be ripped downwardly to torni a iap adapted to be folded over the folded-over inouth 

